In Case You Didn't See

This is an interesting article about a suit by Bob Barr, who alleges that Obama and McCain both failed to follow the rules and deadlines to appear on the ballot in Texas.

This could be a huge sleeper issue. If it is true, and it seems the court offered little reasoning to back up its ruling against Barr, its implications are enormous. This would mean that neither McCain nor Obama could compete for Texas' 34 EVs. This alone would end the McCain campaign. Obama, however, never had a chance at Texas, so the only struggle would be whether Obama could get to 270 EVs, or whether the contest would go to the House. By that point, I can only imagine the furor.

Imagine if Obama gets fewer than 269 EVs. That means McCain would have won without the Texas issue, so there would be tremendous pressure on the House to elect him anyway. But the House will probably be Democratic. And all of this is without regarding what the popular vote does, which will be fuel for whichever fire wins it. I mean, I've heard a lot about how this election could make 2000 look like babies fighting over candy, but this is a step above all, and I can only assume would result in some pretty seroius rioting.